COMMON AND INFREQUENT COMORBIDITIES OF EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS

ABSTRACT

Background. Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is characterized by dysphagia and food impactions in adults, gastroesophageal re?ux disease (GERD) symptoms-like in children, and ?15 eosinophils per high power ?eld. Patients have a disease burden due to chronic symptoms and the comorbidities associated. Minor comorbidities in EoE have not been adequately studied in the literature. For this reason, this study aims to investigate the prevalence of atopy, autoimmune, infectious, genetic diseases, and minor others. A prospective observational study in Methods. patients evaluated in a multidisciplinary EoE unit. The most frequent comorbidities were atopic, but the autoimmune Results. and infectious were minorities. In conclusion, in EoE, we must carry out an anamnesis and exhaustive review of the clinical history for the early diagnosis of comorbidities. In patients with atopy, infectious esophagitis, and autoimmune diseases, we will ask about symptoms of GERD or swallowing disorders due to the risk of associated EoE.